The official publication of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, this volume is the most authoritative and up-to-date reference on the lumbar spine. This edition provides more balance between basic science and clinical material and has been completely reorganized for easy reference. New chapters cover gene therapy, outcomes assessment, and alternatives to traditional nonop

Total offers have become increasingly common in the aircraft industry during recent years. The total offers bring on challenges as well as possibilities for the providers of engine maintenance. The possibilities, increased profitability and efficiency, are depending on how the organisation copes with the challenges. An important challenge is the transfer of risk that occurs in a fixed price situat

Popular Abstract in Swedish Inom industrin används många olika kemikalier. Många av dessa kan förorsaka mer eller mindre allvarliga hälsoproblem. För att kunna mäta exponeringen och förutsäga riskerna måste bra metoder för övervakningen utvecklas. Idag användes mest olika luftövervakningsmetoder men dessa har brister då upptaget är individuellt och bland annat beror på arbetsbelastningen. DessutomN-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) is an organic solvent widely used in the industry. Irritation of the eyes and in the respiratory system has been reported after occupational exposure to low air levels of NMP. The EU has also classified it as a developmental toxicant. NMP is easily absorbed in the gastrointestinal tract and airways and through skin. The general aim of this thesis was to develop and eva

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This thesis investigates the female novel of development as a specific genre, focusing on Swedish 20th century literature. In the first three chapters, three trilogies are examined, namely Agnes von Krusenstjerna's series about a titled girl (I922-26), Irja Browallius' novels about a foster girl (1957-61), and Ingrid Sjöstrand's series of collective novels about a group of girls from a girls' scho

The project justifies itself from increasing Europeanizing of the building market, new the possibilities of communication, mobility and occupation, which offer the European Union to humans and enterprise. Simultaneous substantial deficits are to be deplored in all countries involved in the vocational further training in the building sector. The project wants to make a contribution to: Improvement

Kapitlet handlar om hur vi kan nå kunskap om något med hjälp av vetenskapsteoretiska insikter; om hur vår förförståelse präglar tänkandet i en viss riktning vilket i sin tur styr typen av kunskapsproduktion. Kapitlet fokuserar således på själva tänkandet och blir därmed giltigt för såväl vetenskapen överlag som för kommunikatörsbranschen då det exempel som främst utvecklas, om storytelling, ligger

Researchers who desire to bring about change in organizational settings require approaches to inquiry which can go beyond superficial appearances and prejudice. In seeking to go beyond mere examination of socio technical systems researchers have developed a proliferation of different approaches. Many of these have drawn upon social and human sciences to ground methods and assumptions in philosophi